Web Specialist, Trinity Regional Health System
April 2007 - July 2009- Spearheaded redesign of Trinity's public sites, including trinityqc.com
- Reorganized trinityqc.com content for better navigation, navigation and efficiency
- Made requested changes to the Intranet
- Helped set up and maintain Trinity's digital billboard system
Skills used: Photoshop, HTML, CSS, Fireworks
CMS used: Sitemaker
Internet Content Manager, WQAD-TV-DT
July 2001 – April 2007- Maintained all sections of the site
- Built weather forecast module in PHP, allowing easier input for meteorologists and more flexibility in displaying the forecasts
- Authored PHP script that scraped river levels from the National Weather Service's page and wrote levels to an XML file
- Wrote a scoreboard module in PHP that allowed creation of teams, conferences and schedules into a MySQL database, input scores into the same database, and let users view scores, schedules and standings dynamically
- Built several news-related infographics in Flash, including election results and BRAC information
- Added or edited reporters' stories and wire copy
- Posted (and often wrote) local breaking news stories
- Performed most of graphic design for the site, including two moderate redesigns
- Edited video clips from newscasts and posted them online
- Helped create region's first news podcast
Skills used: HTML, CSS, PHP, Javascript, MySQL, XML, AJAX, Fireworks, Flash
CMS used: WorldNow, Moveable Type
News Editor, Eagle Publications of Western Illinois
January 2001 – May 2001- Served as news editor for two weekly hometown papers in the Macomb, IL area
- Covered town news and coordinated freelance work
- Laid out all news content for print
Programs used: Quark Xpress, Photoshop
Staff Writer, Eagle Publications of Western Illinois
September 2000 – October 2000; May 2001- Covered Macomb high school football and volleyball
- Wrote features of local interest
Programs used: Quark Xpress, Photoshop
Freelance Writer, River Cities Reader
July 1999 – August 2000- Wrote features of local interest Interviewed artists scheduled to be in the area
- Reviewed concerts and albums
- Compiled and help edit calendar as an intern
- Wrote weekly “At A Glance” features
Awards
- RTNDA Edward R. Murrow National Award, 2003
- RTNDA Edward R. Murrow Regional Award, 2003, 2004, 2005
- Eric Sevareid Award of Merit, 2003
- WQAD Employee of the Year, 2002
- New York Times Broadcast Group Leadership Award, 2003